OTTAWA -- Accusations that non-profit group IRFAN-Canada has links to terror organization Hamas are unfair and unfounded, the group's lawyer says.

IRFAN-Canada was removed as a sponsor of the Reviving the Islamic Spirit conference in Toronto after Canada Revenue Agency found it donated nearly $15 million in resources to local charities operated by Hamas, the Palestinian militant group.

The group's lawyer, Naseer Syed, said IRFAN-Canada has been under scrutiny for almost a decade and that most of the criticism levelled at it reflects the bias of its detractors.

Group with alleged ties to Hamas removed as sponsor of Islamic conference

OTTAWA -- Accusations that non-profit group IRFAN-Canada has links to terror organization Hamas are unfair and unfounded, the group's lawyer says.

IRFAN-Canada was removed as a sponsor of the Reviving the Islamic Spirit conference in Toronto after Canada Revenue Agency found it donated nearly $15 million in resources to Hamas, the Palestinian militant group.

The group's lawyer, Naseer Syed, said IRFAN-Canada has been under scrutiny for almost a decade and that most of the criticism levelled at it reflects the bias of its detractors.